Before you buy a used Ford Transit / Tourneo Custom (I).

2012–2023 · Diesel / Plug-in hybrid · 3 engines

Taken only from Testigo's sourced sheets. Use it to question the seller and on the test drive: it does not confirm that any particular car is affected.

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The essentials.

2 documented, sourced faults across its 3 engines.
That is not much data: if no other faults show up here, it does not mean it has none.
1 of them depends on the equipment or the production date: ask what this car has.
7 official recalls on record: ask for the chassis number (VIN) and confirm they have been done.
According to the data we have, the engines with the fewest documented faults are: 2.2 TDCi (Diesel), 1.0 EcoBoost PHEV (Plug-in hybrid).

Typical faults by engine

The period and mileage are those mentioned by each sheet's sources. They are not a maintenance interval and do not predict that any particular car will fail.

All versions

Sheets the catalogue links to all 3 of its engines.

Starter, oil leaks, exhaust and campaigns on the Transit (from 2014)Known weak points
Period mentioned
2014 onwards
Mileage mentioned
The sheet does not mention a mileage.
Applies if: The guide applies these weak points to the whole Transit range, Custom included, unless stated; confirm by VIN which campaigns apply to your van.

2.2 TDCi · 1.0 EcoBoost PHEV

2.2 TDCi (Diesel) · 1.0 EcoBoost PHEV (Plug-in hybrid)

We have no faults specific to this engine, only those common to every version.

2.0 EcoBlue

Diesel

Oil-immersed timing belt on the 2.0 EcoBlueTiming system
Period mentioned
2016 onwards
Mileage mentioned
What the sheet says: Diesel from unfinished particulate-filter regenerations gets into the oil and degrades the belt, which runs in it; in extreme cases material comes off and blocks the oil-pump strainer. Ford cut the belt, tensioner and idler change from 10 years or 240,000 km to 6 years or 160,000 km on the Transit and Transit Custom.

Which engine has the fewest documented faults?

Documented faults and recalls by engine for the Ford Transit / Tourneo Custom (I)
Engine	Documented faults	Recalls
2.2 TDCiDieselFewest documented	11 with conditions	7
2.0 EcoBlueDiesel	21 with conditions	7
1.0 EcoBoost PHEVPlug-in hybridFewest documented	11 with conditions	7

According to the data we have, the engines with the fewest documented faults are: 2.2 TDCi (Diesel), 1.0 EcoBoost PHEV (Plug-in hybrid).

By fuel type, the one with the fewest documented faults is: Plug-in hybrid.

We only count the sourced sheets we have. An engine with fewer is not guaranteed to be more reliable: it may have been studied less or sold in smaller numbers.

Official recalls: ask before you pay

A recall existing does not mean this car is affected or that it is still outstanding: it depends on the chassis number, the market and the production date.

Ask the seller for the chassis number (VIN): it has 17 characters, appears in the car's documents and can usually also be seen at the base of the windscreen.
Ask an official Ford dealer, or the brand's official website if it lets you check by chassis number, whether each recall has been done or is still outstanding for that VIN.
Manufacturer recalls are normally carried out free of charge by the official service network. If one is outstanding, ask for it to be done before you close the sale.

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